Configure Remote Manager features using automations

Remote Manager provides tools to perform common management and maintenance tasks on your XBee device. Remote Manager automations are a sequence of commands that can be performed on one or more XBee Cellular devices. When an automation is run it becomes an active operation and can be monitored for status and completion.

Note You must upgrade your device to the latest firmware for all features to be available. See Update the firmware.

Some typical examples of useful things that can be done with automations s include:

• Change configuration
• Update your MicroPython application and libraries to add features and capabilities
• Update your security certificates
• Perform a data service device request
• Send an SMS message to your device

Automations can be created and performed through the following methods:

• Remote Manager Automations user interface
• Remote Manager API Explorer user interface
• Programming web service calls

Note For any of these methods to work properly, you must have SM/UDP enabled. See Enable SM/UDP.

Overview: Create an automation

When using the most current firmware version, the XBee Cellular devices are designed to poll Remote Manager once per day over the SM/UDP protocol to check for any active operations. In order to perform a set of tasks, the device needs to be told to connect to Remote Manager, perform the sequence of tasks, and then told to disconnect.

The following provides a template of how to create a schedule for an XBee to connect, perform a set of tasks and then disconnect:

1. Make sure that SM/UDP is enabled. See Enable SM/UDP.
2. Log into Remote Manager.
3. Click Automations.
4. Click Create to launch the wizard.

5. In the Details section:

   1. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the automation, such as "Connect devices".

   2. Click Save and Continue.

6. In the Steps section:

   1. Click the garbage icon to delete any existing steps.

   2. Click + to add a step, and select SM/UDP Request Connect.

   3. Add other steps as needed. For examples, refer to the Automation examples section.

   4. Click + to add a step, and select Disconnect.

   5. Click Save and Continue.
7. In the Targets section, click Skip to skip this section.
8. In the Triggers section, click Skip to skip this section.

9. Start the automation on a set of devices.

   1. Click Automations to show the list of available automations.

   2. Select the automation that you just created.

   3. Click Action > Run Automation. The Run Automations window displays.

   4. Click the Devices tab.

   5. Select all of the devices you want to run the automation on.

   6. Click Confirm to start the automation.